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Confused about speed checker terms
16-02-2015 11:25 AM
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Using the speed checker the download speed recorded on my setup was ‘6936 kbps (867kB/s)’. What is the difference between ‘kbps’ and ‘kB/s’ please?
A subsequent check yielded the result ‘129738 kbps (16.2MB/s)’. This I understand, but ‘kB/s’ is a mystery to me.
A subsequent check yielded the result ‘129738 kbps (16.2MB/s)’. This I understand, but ‘kB/s’ is a mystery to me.
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Re: Confused about speed checker terms
16-02-2015 11:28 AM
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b = bits
B = bytes
8 bits = 1 byte
B = bytes
8 bits = 1 byte
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